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What You Can Do to Relieve Pain from Treatments for Mesothelioma Cancer

CPSM — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:27:59 +0000

Treatments for mesothelioma are similar to other cancer therapies. The intent is to decrease pain from the symptoms of mesothelioma, yet each treatment also carries its own side effects. There are three main types of mesothelioma: pleural (lining of the lungs), pericardial (lining of the heart) and peritoneal (lining of the abdomen.) Pleural mesothelioma is [...]

What You Can Do to Relieve Pain from Treatments for Mesothelioma Cancer is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Mesothelioma

CPSM — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:49:31 +0000

We recently posted two articles that point to the importance of early diagnosis of mesothelioma in guiding and expanding treatment options. Most patients develop mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos on the job, although some are exposed environmentally or by second-hand means. Mesothelioma is very challenging to accurately diagnose for two reasons. One, there is a long latency period [...]

Diagnosis and Treatment of Mesothelioma is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Asbestos Find Increases Costs of School Remodel

CPSM — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:16:15 +0000

Beacon Elementary in Montesano, Washington began large scale renovations at the start of the school year. While remodeling one part of the school, asbestos was discovered in the mastic behind the chalkboards which required safe removal. Now, more of the asbestos containing mastic has been found in another building, both of which were constructed in [...]

Asbestos Find Increases Costs of School Remodel is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Trial Date Set for Mesothelioma Insurance Case

CPSM — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:02:07 +0000

Case filed in San Francisco Superior Court by Mesothelioma lawyers at the firm Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason on behalf of patient diagnosed in 2006 moves through courts. Initial default judgment of $2,671,000.00 in favor of the firms client removed to Federal Court with trial date set for July 2009. Frank Ham was diagnosed with pleural [...]

Trial Date Set for Mesothelioma Insurance Case is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Asbestos Found in Bozeman High School in Montana

mesoatty — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:12:07 +0000

Yet another school is being affected by the presence of asbestos in it’s building material. School officials have closed part of Bozeman High School in Montana after discovering pieces of asbestos roofing material in some of it’s classrooms. Superintendent Kirk Miller says the material fell into an art room and custodial garage-storage room while a new [...]

Asbestos Found in Bozeman High School in Montana is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Blood Test Possible Biomarker for Mesothelioma

waterman — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:09:43 +0000

Research scientists have been exploring the use of biomarkers as diagnostic tools to detect malignant pleural mesothelioma. A biomarker is a specific physical trait used to measure the effects or progress of a disease. A validated biomarker can diagnose the presence of a disease and perhaps aid in its treatment. A recent study shows that [...]

Blood Test Possible Biomarker for Mesothelioma is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Seven Year Mesothelioma Cancer Survivor Tells His Story

mesoatty — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:44:39 +0000

This is the story of a 7 year Mesothelioma survivor, James O’Connor, after receiving the depressing diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma was given less than one year to live by his doctors. Told to spend his last days vacationing with his wife and to call hospice he chose differently. Not wanting to accept the prognosis and live [...]

Seven Year Mesothelioma Cancer Survivor Tells His Story is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Asbestos Cleanup and Mesothelioma In Toronto

waterman — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:14:08 +0000

A Toronto neighborhood was evacuated recently because of feared asbestos exposure after an explosion in a Sunrise Propane facility. Some 12,000 people were evacuated as a precaution against exposure to airborne asbestos, a known toxic substance that can cause mesothelioma, a deadly lung cancer. Cleanup crews found asbestos residue in streets near the explosion site and [...]

Asbestos Cleanup and Mesothelioma In Toronto is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

A New Protocol Targets Pleural Mesothelioma

waterman — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:17:45 +0000

A new, targeted radiation and chemotherapy protocol for pleural mesothelioma is underway at the Mesothelioma Center at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center. “We will investigate whether a combination of chemotherapy and radiation targeted directly to the lung’s lining can improve outcomes while avoiding surgery,” according to Dr. Robert Taub, director of [...]

A New Protocol Targets Pleural Mesothelioma is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.